1. take up 拿起；开始从事；占据(时间,地方)

eg He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport.

他并没有特别想要开始从事竞技性运动项目

2. afterward adv. 以后，后来

eg Shortly afterward, police arrested four suspects.

之后不久，警方逮捕了４名嫌疑犯。

3.pledge to 保证承诺

eg In the Second Training we pledge to practice generosity and not support social injustice and oppression.

在第二项训练中，我们保证，实践宽宏大量，不支持社会不公正和压迫。